YA – GN
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Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martín
Ed Brubaker is quickly becoming a favorite comic creator of mine. Since December, I’ve devoured his graphic novels Night Fever and Where the Body Was, which were 5-star and 4-star reads for me, respectively. Since then, I’ve been picking up everything I see by Brubaker at my local bookstores. I jumped at the chance to… Continue reading
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Mary Tyler MooreHawk by Dave Baker
Like so many of my favorite books, Mary Tyler MooreHawk is near-impossible to categorize. Part dystopian literary fiction, part biographical magazine, and part nine-panel comic, Mary Tyler MooreHawk refuses to settle for just one genre. Dave Baker has succeeded in creating a multimedia masterpiece that has a lot to say about art, the pursuit of… Continue reading
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My Name is Shingo: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Kazuo Umezz
My Name is Shingo is a classic science fiction-horror manga that was first serialized in Japan between 1982 and 1986. Since then, it’s seen radio broadcasts, musical adaptations, and even an art exhibit. Viz Media is now releasing My Name is Shingo: The Perfect Edition, starting with Volume 1 in February. Continue reading
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Coral’s Reef, Vol. 1 by David Lumsdon and Shiei
Coral’s Reef is the adorable tale of Coral, a teenage sea-sprite who lives in the riverside town of Reef Beach. Populated with creatures that are not quite human, Coral’s Reef is a fantastical delight. If you love high school tales, full-color mangas, and stories of sweet friendships, then this manga is perfect for you. Continue reading
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Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs
Ghost Roast tells the story of Chelsea Grant, a high-schooler in New Orleans who finally got in the cool crowd at school this year. Only, they don’t know her dad is the local ghost-buster in town with the super-embarrassing commercials. After a pretty wild party on the last day of school, Chelsea’s grounded and forced to… Continue reading
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Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book by Hiromu Arakawa
It’s a little crazy to think it’s already the 20th Anniversary of Fullmetal Alchemist. Even though I didn’t grow up watching the anime or reading the manga, I was always curious about Ed and Al and their quests. Now, twenty years later, I’ve grown to love the show, the manga, and the world that Hiromu… Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review – Monomyth Vol. 1 by David Hazan and Cecilia Lo Valvo
An isolated secret school of magic. Wizards from ancient magic bloodlines. Staircases that lead every which way and change direction underfoot. Siblings, rivals, and lovers that fill the castle halls and fight to be the best witch or wizard of their age. It sounds familiar, doesn’t it? I’m actually talking about Monomyth, a magic-filled triumph… Continue reading
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Gotham High: Your Favorite DC Villains and Heroes At Their High School Best
Gotham High is my second graphic novel from the DC Ink line from DC Comics, and I’m already so in love with this collection. DC Ink makes quality YA graphic novel retellings for classic DC characters, and they’re full of beautiful art and even more beautiful diversity. Gotham High is a stand-alone re-imagining of the… Continue reading
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Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir
Camp Spirit is a YA graphic novel set in the 1990s in Ontario, where high-schooler Elodie has been appointed as a camp counselor for the summer. Elodie is very 90s grunge, is not at all interested in camping or the outdoors, and is the opposite of excited for her summer job. What starts as a… Continue reading
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Review: The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp
The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp is one of the best graphic novels I’ve read in a really, really long time. This YA graphic novel is from DC Comics, and tells the story of Barbara Gordon, who becomes Oracle in the Batman/DC comic universe. Don’t be fooled, though– there are practically no superheros in this… Continue reading